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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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